Long-Time Firefighters Honored
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 1980s. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, retired radio station manager Rich Cornwell.
The City of Cumberland recognized the retirements of three of the City Fire Department’s firefighters at the most recent Mayor and City Council meeting. Sam Wilson, Steve Hout, and Cecil Kenner retired after serving their hometown for 25 years each, and Fire Chief Shannon Adams says their experience will be missed…
“I’ve worked with these gentlemen since the beginning of their career because I was just a few years ahead of them, and I have missed them already. Not just what they did around the station day-in-and-day-out, but, you know, their friendship as well. These individuals are truly a great inspiration to the station and they’re going to be sadly missed.”